Referees are destroying college football.

**Optional** · 09-22-24, 01:53 AM

The best refs are the ones we don't notice.

This should be a big part of elite referee training.

**Wild-Oscar** · 09-25-24, 08:29 PM

Originally posted by Optional

The best refs are the ones we don't notice.

True. If you know the name of the referee or umpire after the game 95% of the time it is because they did a poor job. Joe West, Angel Hernandez and a few others became celebrities for all the wrong reasons, for being horrible at their chosen profession.

**Optional** · 09-25-24, 08:32 PM

Everyone wants to be a damn celebrity

Welcome to SBR Oscar.

**hawkwind** · 09-25-24, 08:32 PM

They have already ruined the NFL along with the BS rule changes

**Eddy Munny** · 09-25-24, 08:33 PM

Lol if you think they're destroying college football, you don't even wanna know what they're doing in the NFL.

**Optional** · 09-25-24, 08:43 PM

Be interesting to see the number of penalties per season in NFL and CFB for the last 10 years, if one of you database guys can pull that info easily.

**stevenash** · 09-25-24, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by Optional

Be interesting to see the number of penalties per season in NFL and CFB for the last 10 years, if one of you database guys can pull that info easily.

This will get you going.

2020 NFL Team Penalty Statistics | The Football Database (footballdb.com)

**unde0087** · 09-25-24, 10:05 PM

Anyone see that Dolphins game last week? I think there was 1 played the entire 2nd quarter that didn't have a flag. There was probably 14 straight plays with a flag at one point. It is getting beyond ridiculous. Someone should tell these refs the phrase "you can call holding on every play" is just a saying not to be taken literally. I mean if it impacts the play, okay fine, but half these penalties are being called by refs on the other side of the field, 30 yards from where the play went, throwing a flag for a hold.

**mjsuax13** · 09-25-24, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by stevenash

This will get you going.

2020 NFL Team Penalty Statistics | The Football Database (footballdb.com)

Interesting- this should be a good start. Not sure if it’s more or less but it feels like the calls being made or not made are in key moments of the game more than ever. That said- the game is softer today than years back so I’m interested in the kinds of calls being made.

**DrunkHorseplayer** · 09-26-24, 12:23 AM

If the refs of yesteryear had to deal with today's additional rules and were under 15-camera, super slo-mo, hi-def scrutiny, they'd have looked just as bad; there's nothing wrong with the refs, the job has gotten ridiculously harder.

**Easy-Rider 66** · 09-26-24, 12:59 AM

no issues with the refs here. good luck OP as you navigate your reality?

**Wild-Oscar** · 09-26-24, 01:50 AM

Originally posted by Wild-Oscar

True. If you know the name of the referee or umpire after the game 95% of the time it is because they did a poor job. Joe West, Angel Hernandez and a few others became celebrities for all the wrong reasons, for being horrible at their chosen profession.

How could I neglect to name the champ Eric Gregg? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3eK5gCChM

**unde0087** · 10-06-24, 01:34 AM

Who is paying officials to make sure Miami stays undefeated? First an overturn TD, with zero video evidence to overturn the call to enable them to win last week. Now an obvious targeting call that was ignored by replay to make sure Cal had to punt to give the ball back to Miami at the end. Both calls the ex ref in the booth said the exact opposite of what ended up being called on the field.

**bjb7223** · 10-06-24, 01:44 AM

Originally posted by unde0087

Who is paying officials to make sure Miami stays undefeated? First an overturn TD, with zero video evidence to overturn the call to enable them to win last week. Now an obvious targeting call that was ignored by replay to make sure Cal had to punt to give the ball back to Miami at the end. Both calls the ex ref in the booth said the exact opposite of what ended up being called on the field.

Arkansas
Vandy
Minnesota
Washington

too many upsets on Saturday and Vegas took a beating, they were not allowing the U to lose

**johnnyvegas13** · 10-06-24, 01:59 AM

I agree college officials have too much power

in the nfl they only take orders from new york

**Eddy Munny** · 10-06-24, 06:01 AM

Originally posted by unde0087

Who is paying officials to make sure Miami stays undefeated? First an overturn TD, with zero video evidence to overturn the call to enable them to win last week. Now an obvious targeting call that was ignored by replay to make sure Cal had to punt to give the ball back to Miami at the end. Both calls the ex ref in the booth said the exact opposite of what ended up being called on the field.

The refs were hitting the Canes with flags pretty good in the first half last night... I don't think they had an agenda. Cal's good fortune just happened to run out. They caught Miami sleepwalking for 2+ quarters and couldn't deliver the knock-out punch.

**2Sweeet** · 10-06-24, 06:16 AM

Originally posted by Eddy Munny

The refs were hitting the Canes with flags pretty good in the first half last night... I don't think they had an agenda. Cal's good fortune just happened to run out. They caught Miami sleepwalking for 2+ quarters and couldn't deliver the knock-out punch.

Agree but having these kids going across country should be taking into consideration when we are betting these games.

**Eddy Munny** · 10-06-24, 07:10 AM

Originally posted by 2Sweeet

Agree but having these kids going across country should be taking into consideration when we are betting these games.

Of course, I'm just pushing back against the idea that Miami was the sole beneficiary of officiating last night.

**unde0087** · 10-06-24, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by Eddy Munny

The refs were hitting the Canes with flags pretty good in the first half last night... I don't think they had an agenda. Cal's good fortune just happened to run out. They caught Miami sleepwalking for 2+ quarters and couldn't deliver the knock-out punch.

Well that hit was the definition of a targeting. Literally if you look up what it takes to call a targeting you would see a video of that hit.

**Thefix13** · 10-06-24, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by unde0087

Well that hit was the definition of a targeting. Literally if you look up what it takes to call a targeting you would see a video of that hit.

Yeah they said that over and over on the broadcast also, but that's a bogus call. You would essentially be ending the game by calling that when it's pretty clear he's trying to murder the guy to get the ball out and turn him over. The qb knew damn well what he was about to get himself into. This wasn't a helpless wide receiver blindsided. They made the right decision. Cal had to do everything humanly imagineable to blow that lead and they did a fantastic job of doing that. Similar to the canes, they could not defend the screen pass for crap. 3rd and 20 inside the 30 and you let him check it down to Martinez for an easy first down? Pathetic.